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An Illinois federal judge has declined to end most of the claims in a woman's suit alleging she was fired from the Cook County's court reporter office in retaliation for reporting that she was sexually harassed by two sheriff's deputies while working in the Skokie, Illinois, courthouse.
The indictment of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan could lead to some state ethics reforms, but it's unclear if those changes will have any teeth in a state that treats disgraced politicians like bad apples rather than side effects of a broken political culture.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pled not guilty Wednesday to racketeering and bribery charges laid out in a 22-count criminal indictment accusing him of leveraging his political might to benefit himself and his allies.
Long-awaited racketeering charges against one of Illinois' most powerful and prominent politicians, former House Speaker Michael Madigan, were the culmination of years of a painstaking investigation by federal prosecutors who likely convinced lower-level participants in the bribery scheme to cooperate, white collar experts say.
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the Prairie State's most powerful politician, was indicted Wednesday on racketeering and bribery charges, after months of prosecutors pursuing a sprawling public corruption probe that has already ensnared some of his former aides and allies.